Presenter
As a former European Tour golfer, Nick Dougherty turned professional in 2002 and quickly became recognised as a huge talent of the golfing world, going on to become ‘Rookie of the Year’ and finishing 36th in the Order of Merit in his first season on tour.
Dougherty landed his first European Tour victory in 2005 at the Caltex Masters in Singapore and went on to be listed in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings in the same year, finishing in 15th place on the final European Tour Order of Merit.
Dougherty went on to lead the 107th US Open (2007) before finishing tied 7th and secured a second European Tour victory in the very same year at the prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, moving into the top 50 in the world and finished the year 11th on the European Tour Order of Merit. Later in 2009, Dougherty went on to win his third European Tour event at the BMW International Open in Germany, which led to a place at the 138th Open Championship.
Dougherty announced his retirement from the sport in September 2016 with his final tournament taking place at the home of Golf in St Andrews at the ‘Alfred Dunhill Links’, the home of his most popular tour win.
Dougherty created a world-first for live coverage of the Golf in 2015 when he wore a microphone during the British Masters tournament for Sky Sports, and keen to share his understanding and passion for the game, Dougherty joined the Sky Sports broadcasting team in 2016 to work across their extensive coverage of Golf including US Masters, the Open Championship and Ryder Cup. His knowledge, warmth and engaging presentation style has led him to become the lead Golf presenter across the network including hosting the Sky Sports ‘Sports Women of the Year’ awards in 2017.
Dougherty has a focused passion for uncomplicating Golf and leaving the game in better shape than he found it. This drive and ambition led to the creation of the hugely successful ‘Tee Time Tips’ series which has seen millions of views across social media and Sky Sports commissioning the format as a TV show in 2018.